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The Cavendish in London is cutting its room rates by 15 per cent this summer to simulate the effect reducing VAT to 5 per cent throughout the hospitality and tourism sectors would have on the UK economy.
Mexican street food group Wahaca is to open a new takeaway burrito concept adjacent to its upcoming opening at London’s One New Change.
Fifteen hotels in the UK, including The Knight Residence in Edinburgh and The Chancery Court Hotel in London, have made this year's Expedia's Insider Select list, the online travel agency's annual ranking of the 650 best hotels across the world.
Hospitality Assured, the quality standard created by the Institute of Hospitality (IOH), has released a free app which gives business owners and operators the chance to analyse their levels of customer service.
Chef Andrew Fairlie and hotelier Beppo Buchanan Smith are to take part in a debate that will study the impact Scottish independence could have on the nation's food, drink and hospitality sectors.
Colin Sadler, managing director of Pitcher & Piano, has revealed he is on the lookout for new sites for the Marston's-owned brand as he prepares to launch the 20th bar under the concept, the first new opening in five years.
Independent pub operator Peach Pub Company has admitted that 2012 was a ‘difficult’ period for the business as pre-tax profits dropped by 39.7 per cent to £375,128.
The co-owner of a restaurant and bar in Notting Hill says the recent flurry of single and dual-dish restaurants is changing the skill set of up-and-coming chefs and making it harder for more varied and traditional concepts to attract new talent.
The new managing director of the Tragus Group’s Café Rouge and Belgo brands has revealed he will be overseeing the expansion of both brands and placing a ‘huge focus’ on the project to refurbish the entire Café Rouge estate within the next three years.
The Cambridge Belfry hotel re-opens this week following a £150k refurb funded by the property's owner QHotels in order to improve the venue's conference offer.